Platycoryne latipetala Summerh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Platycoryne

Characteristics

Dorsal sepal erect, 9.5–10.5 × 6–8 mm, broadly ovate, convex; lateral sepals spreading and curving up, 9.5–10.5 × 5–5.5 mm, obliquely ovate-elliptic.
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Lip porrect, entire, 7.5–9.5 × 4.5–6 mm, broadly lanceolate or oblanceolate; spur 13–14.5 mm long, slender, swollen at apex; incurved.
Leaves 7–10 spaced along the stem, the 2 lowermost sheath-like, the largest up to 8 × 0.8 cm, lanceolate.
Petals 9–10.5 × 4.5–5 mm, broadly curved-lanceolate, adnate to dorsal sepal.
Rostellum 3.5–4 mm long, the mid-lobe taller than the side lobes.
Flowers bright yellow, suberect or slightly spreading.
Inflorescence subumbellate, densely 2–6-flowered.
Ovary and pedicel 13–20 mm long.
Terrestrial herb 30–50 cm tall.
Stigmatic arms 2–4 mm long.
Bracts c. 15 mm long.
Anther 3.5 mm high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.25
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Platycoryne latipetala world distribution map, present in Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:652000-1
WFO ID wfo-0000274900
COL ID 4JQ3X
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Synonyms

Platycoryne latipetala

Lower taxons

Platycoryne latipetala var. grandiflora Platycoryne latipetala var. latipetala